26 J. COLE.

town Joe did not seem to look forward to
the change with any pleasure, although he had
never been to London, he told me; but Dick
had been once with his father, and had seen
lots of strange things; among others a sad
one, that made a great impression on Dick,
and he had told the tale to Joe, so as to
have almost as great an effect on him.

It appeared that one night Dick and his
father were crossing Waterloo Bridge, and
had seen a young girl running quickly along,
crying bitterly. Dick tried to keep up with
her, and asked her what was the matter.
She told him to let her alone, that she meant
to drown herself, for she had nothing to live
for, and was sick of her life. Dick persuaded
her to tell him her grief, and heard from her
that her mother and father had both been
drowned in a steamer, and she was left with
a little brother to take care of; he had been
a great trouble to her, and had been led away
by bad companions until he became thoroughly
wicked. She had been a milliner, and had a
room of her own, and paid extra for a little

place where her brother could sleep. She fed